Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 27, 2015 The United States commends the people of Ethiopia for their civic participation in generally peaceful parliamentary and regional elections on May 24. We acknowledge the National Electoral Board’s organizational efforts and the African Union’s […]
Editorial Today the EPRDF regime is conducting a massive hype in Ethiopia. Millions of people are casting their ‘votes’ in order to choose a parliament for the next five years as the regime claims. Most of these millions are there not by choice, but have to perform this demeaning exercise […]
May 22, 2015 European Parliament Discusses Situation in Ethiopia ahead of 24 May Election: Is the EU Evaluating an Ambiguous Tradeoff? On 20 May 2015, the situation in Ethiopia ahead of the 24 May parliamentary election was discussed during the European Parliament’s monthly plenary session in Strasbourg. After an introductory […]
Statement by the Arid Lands Institute given out and read at the 56th regular session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights in Banjul, Gambia, on April 26, 2015 2015-05-14, Issue 726 If the economic and human rights situation in Ethiopia is really as rosy as it is painted […]